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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD                              
645 AM CST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         34    354 PM  67    1911  40     -6       58       
  MINIMUM         16    713 AM -15    1995  18     -2       24       
  AVERAGE         25                        29     -4       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1893   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.33  -0.33     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.33  -0.33     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.56                      1.35   0.21     2.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.3  1999   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.7   -1.7      2.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.7   -1.7      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.0                      30.7  -16.7     51.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        35      5       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  244                       296    -52      240       
  SINCE MAR 1    244                       296    -52      240       
  SINCE JUL 1   5435                      6251   -816     5937       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  61 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE SIOUX FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        63      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -14      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   626 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   627 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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